Natalia Lavrova
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| Full name | Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 April 2010 (aged 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Irina Viner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former coach | Olga Stebeneva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova (Russian: Наталья Александровна Лаврова, 4 August 1984 – 23 April 2010) was a dual Olympic gold medalist. Lavrova was the first group rhythmic gymnast to win two gold medals in the rhythmic gymnastics group event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
Life and career
Lavrova was born in Penza, Soviet Union. Her first coach was Olga Stebeneva at the Dinamo club in Penza.
Lavrova died in a car accident in Penza Oblast in 2010. She was a passenger in a car driven by her pregnant sister Olga Popova (Ольга Попова) who also died in the collision with another vehicle near Penza, some 600 kilometers south-east of Moscow.[1] The car (VAZ 2114) was completely destroyed by fire after the accident.[2] The driver of the other car was injured.[3]
Detailed Olympic results
| Year | Competition Description | Location | Music[4] | Apparatus | Score-Final | Score-Qualifying |
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| 2004 | Olympics | Athens | Group All-around | 51.100 | 49.875 | |
| Mona Lisa Overdrive music from The Matrix Reloaded by Don Davis & Juno Reactor |
5 Ribbons | 25.300 | 24.700 | |||
| Ironside (excerpt) / White, Crane Lightning / "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" music from Kill Bill by Quincy Jones / RZA / Santa Esmeralda |
3 Hoops / 2 Balls | 25.800 | 25.175 | |||
References
- ↑ "Monument to Natalia Lavrova to be erected in Penza". sportcom.ru. 26 April 2010.
- ↑ (in Russian)Двукратную олимпийскую чемпионку Наталью Лаврову похоронят в воскресенье в Пензе
- ↑ Gutterman, Steve (April 23, 2010). "Gymnastics-Ex-Olympic champion Lavrova killed in crash". reuters.com. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Russia Group RG music list". rgforum. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
External links
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2003: Russia (RUS), Olesya Belugina, Natalia Lavrova, Tatiana Kurbakova, Olessia Manurova, Elena Murzina, Yelena Posevina |
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- 1984 births
- 2010 deaths
- Sportspeople from Penza
- Penza State University alumni
- Russian rhythmic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts for Russia
- Olympic gold medalists for Russia
- Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Road incident deaths in Russia
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
- Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships
- 21st-century Russian sportswomen